Remember all the New Old Stock vintage Beatrice West color-designed Caloric appliances – in scrumptious pink that we spotted and featured in 2011? Well, that set looked “complete,” but, no it wasn’t — because here is a recessed kitchen wrap dispenser to go with. Yum. And like the full appliance set — which a reader found ON THE CURB waiting for the trash — this vintage Caloric Caddie kitchen wrap dispenser is NOS in its original packaging.
Update: I found this reference — dating the introduction of this piece to 1963. The Caloric Caddie was given to homeowners free, as a premium with the purchase of any Caloric gas range.
The ebay listing says:
This is a vintage Caloric Caddie kitchen wrap dispenser made by Caloric Corporation, Topton, PA.USA
Model C-1
Light Pink color- second picture is the closest to the true color
Comes in original box- and was never used or mounted.
Cardboard still inserted in place on inside
Has installation instructions, how to use instructions
and the original hardware that came with it
The box is a little torn and after product is placed in the box I will have to tape it closed
Holds three rolls.
Dispense by using control knobs on front panel
Front panel is on hinges and opens to replace rolls
Each roller unit, with its control knob and easy to tear-off edge,
can be lifted out of the Caddie and used elsewhere.
Mounts:
External mounting ( on the wall) or
Recessed mounting ( into the wall)
It measures about 15″ wide X 10″ high X 3 1/2″ deep
Heavy duty construction- very sturdy
A fine example of how things used to be made
Awesome unit, you don’t see this kind very often
Would be a nice addition to your vintage kitchen
or trailer
Update: Sold quickly after I posted this story — for $225, Buy It Now.
Over on Facebook, reader Peter commented that there are other Caloric Caddies to watch for:
I grew up in a house with all Caloric appliances. It had a Caloric Caddie in the wall that dispensed Kleenex and a roll of paper towels. It was great!! I was fortunate to get one when one of the neighbors was remodeling their kitchen. Caloric also made a Caddie that housed a phone and had a pull down ledge with a pad of paper in it.
Yum. I love wonderful oddities that are recessed. I need to watch for these other Caloric Caddies.
Karin from Toronto says
Wowatta color! It would definitely match the pink fridge and stove I’m crushing on, but the DH is not as enamored with pink appliances as i am. I too, carted my chrome wrap dispenser from Goodwill from rental to rental!. it sits on top of my stove. It’s got lettered compartments for foil, wax paper and paper towels. Has anyone noticed that today’s products don’t fit into the chrome dispensers? Not that anyone here would really care, LOL. I use mine for storing extra spices.
pam kueber says
For spices! That’s a great idea!
tikitacky says
Color me sad for selling my three Kleenex wall dispensers. Pink, aqua, and chrome. I found them all, together, at a Goodwill in the early 90s. I kept the pink one for sooooo many years, but was just carting it from one rental to another for like 16 years waiting to own my own home. Apparently I got tired of waiting. Like a fool. Now I have a 50s home with two pink bathrooms and no wall dispensers. 🙁
pam kueber says
Yes, proof yet again that we should vintage-hoard everything!
veg-o-matic says
I have the same Caloric Caddie that Peter had: Kleenex and paper towels. I got mine from Ebay, NIB. It even had the original roll of Scot Towels in it!
I only installed it because I thought it looked cool, but it has turned out to be really handy!
pam kueber says
SO COOL!!!! Send me a pic if you can! Many thanks!
Janice says
I have this exact dispenser but mine is all chrome with black accents. I use it for wax paper, but after a lot searching, I’ve discovered the aluminum foil and plastic wrap rolls of today don’t fit these dispensers anymore. I still love it and have it in my kitchen. Mine was a garage sale find that I friend bought for me knowing I loved all things mid-century. She knows me very well!
Tim says
Have you ever found a brand of foil that will fit your dispenser? I’m having the same problem…
Melanie says
Oh, that’s an amazing find! Wish I’d been the one to get it!
pam kueber says
So… who got it?
Mary Elizabeth says
Yes, I saw it in brown in someone’s house in the 1960s. I assume it was made in other colors to go with the original Caloric appliances. If I could find it in avocado green, I’d make a place for it in my kitchen!
CCinVA says
This NOS caddie find gives new meaning to the phrase “To die for.” What a dream!
Laura's Last Ditch--Vintage Kitchenwares says
What a gem! My parents’ house has this in brown. I grew up there, but it was always blocked by a microwave oven on the counter. They’re working on clearing out the house now, so we removed the microwave, and there was the delightful caddy.
hannah says
Absolute PINK PERFECTION!!!!! <3